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Saturday 2 January 2010

What are the fundamental motivations that lie behind modern conservatism and modern liberalism? This question has been much explored by liberals, but not at all by conservatives, who have a ready answer: liberals are idiots. This reveals something very important about conservatives. Their refusal to treat liberals with respect demonstrates that they are not motivated by any concept of intellectual integrity. They do not think in terms of hypotheses, debatable issues, pro versus con, and so forth. They have a much simpler attitude toward the difference that separates liberals from conservatives: we’re right and they’re wrong. This, I think, brings us to the fundamental difference between modern conservatives and modern liberals: Conservatives are driven by loyalty to the party. Liberals are driven by adherence to universal principles. Chris Crawford

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